shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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The demand for and development of large-scale satellite constellations, which can be used for Earth observation, communications and internet access, has shot up in recent years.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
This shot up Klarna’s market cap to a whopping $17 billion—and it’s estimated that the stock surge catapulted more than 40 current and former Klarna staffers up into the millionaires’ club, thanks to its employee stock perks.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Shares of Potbelly shot up more than 30% following the announcement.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
And their focus on strategic planning shot up by 22%.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
This shot up Klarna’s market cap to a whopping $17 billion—and it’s estimated that the stock surge catapulted more than 40 current and former Klarna staffers up into the millionaires’ club, thanks to its employee stock perks.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Shares of Potbelly shot up more than 30% following the announcement.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
And their focus on strategic planning shot up by 22%.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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